phenylpropanolamine

noun

An adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.

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norephedrineoxyamphetamine
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Meanings

nounphenylpropanolamine (countable and uncountable, plural phenylpropanolamines)

plural phenylpropanolamines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.

    Oxymetazoline or phenylpropanolamine / to open up the sinuses and such / Then try to recoup with a little chicken soup / Call your mother cause it pays to keep in touch

    1997, “The Druggist”, Joel Mabus (music)

    Synonyms: norephedrine, oxyamphetamine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.

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norephedrineoxyamphetamine
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oxyamphetaminevental
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phenylpropanolamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylpropanolamine

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